OPINION: No light at the end of the tunnel

I've seen it reported five years ago that 2016 was going to be the crisis year for Queensland Rail.

Appears that prediction has been absolutely nailed.

Seriously, how does one not understand adding an entirely new rail service into the network would require extra drivers and not make the connection that if one was to draw driver from the existing pool, that pond would need to be refilled?

I'm no genius, probably closer to the opposite than not, but that's basic. So very basic.

What a disgrace that services were literally cut on Friday.

I don't care about juggling rosters, you're a government body, you serve the people.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was spot on. Commuters have a right to be angry.

Coast commuters more so than most.

We're continually overlooked for other parts of the state when it comes to rail infrastructure, the latest snub being the Cross River Rail.

They've told us peak-hour services will try to be avoided when it comes to this interim timetable.

We've also been told they'll be making sure not just one area suffers in terms of services lost.

I think Coast commuters should hold their collective breath on that last one.

Given the priority, or lack thereof we've been shown in the past, what's to say we won't cop yet another raw deal when it comes to our rail?